Home Garden Info

Which book explains permacultre better: Mollison’s Introduction to Permaculture or Hemenway’s Gaias Garden?

I have read reviews of both books on amazon. I would like to get started in permacultre, and I want to know which book covers practicality better.

Thanks in advance.

Storage for home/ mobile garden?

I am in college, but I want to start a garden just in case a plague hits. I don’t have any physical area (like land) to keep my vegetables.

What would be a good place?

Maybe large or small pots, or wheel barrel. I also need it to be mobile.

Also, can anyone give me the best survivalist websites?

Questions about hanging plants (strawberries and tomatoes)?

I just started my first vegetable and fruit garden. Well I planted some tomatoes and strawberries along with other things. The only thing is I dont have a lot of room to work with at my current home, actually hardly any room at all. I may also be buying a home in the next few months. I was researching on my garden and came across hanging strawberry and tomato plants. I was wondering if I could replant my current plants into some hanging pots or if I had to buy all new plants already in the pots. This would give me more room and the plants would transfer easier if I do buy a home. The plants are only a few weeks old.

Also, can green beans be grown in a hanging pot since they are also a vine plant.

Thanks for any and all help!
Oh also, the strawberry plant I figure will grow over the pots edges if planted in a right side up pot, but the tomato plant should be hung upside down right?

How can I go out of town for almost 72 hours and Not Worry if my Potted Veggie Plants are Thirstying for Water?

What can I buy at the Garden Store to help hold in the Moister of the Soil in my Potter Vegetable Plants?

I’m scared.
I Don’t wanna come back home from my sister’s wedding this weekend and find all my Vegetable Plant all *Wilted*.

Yes. The Soils in the Pots ‘Dries Up’ real fast in like 36 hours time.

Help, please. lol

Hanging tomato plants?

I recently purchased a condo in October of 2008. Previously I lived at home with my parents and siblings. Every spring I would do a little project with my siblings (they’re much younger) and we would plant vegetable seeds…water them…and watch them grow. The only draw back was that we were lucky if we got ONE tomato plant out of the 15 starter cups that we planted.

Even though I’m living in a condo and only have a porch and no yard, I would still like to have some type of a tomato garden. I think that I’m going to buy the plant rather than plant the seeds. I also dont know what way the plant will be more successful, in one of those new hanging baskets I see all over the place, or the traditional way in a big pot on the porch?

Any opinions about the hanging tomato plant baskets? I’d really like to try it but not at the expense of my plant.

Thanks!

Also, I have a small amount of dirt near the stairs for my porch that I’d like to plant some bulbs in. I want to do tulips, but I also want to do something else that will stay in bloom for most of the summer. Any suggestions?

retaining wall?

I need to have a retaining wall put in my back yard. Do I need to call a contractor or a landscaper? Also, In the Atlanta, Ga. area anyone know any good (contractor or landscaper) in or around this area?

Retaining Wall?

How much should I pay a landscaping to build a 10 foot long by 3 foot high retaining wall?
Assume there is a slope of about 20 degrees and it is made out of simple concrete type blocks from Home Depot.

Retaining wall?

Im going to build a retaining wall behind my house and Im using concrete blocks to do this, what I need to know is how deep and thick does the footing need to be?

Does a retaining wall need to be set on top of a base of crushed stone?

I am building a 2-1/2 ft high retaining wall of 64 lb Oldcastle Rampart concrete blocks. Do I need to set it on a base of crushed stone or can I set it directly on top of the earth? How many inches of crushed stone or gravel would I need directly behind the wall? Is gravel okay or does it have to be crushed stone?

How to apply caps on a retaining wall?

Can anyone provide me with help putting caps on my retaining wall? The retaining wall has curves to it and the caps will not fit on the curves evenly. Do I have to cut each of the caps? Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.

Can I paint a cement retaining wall, and if so, what product do you recommend?

I have a cement retaining wall in my back yard and have recently had a cement patio put in right in front of it. The wall is old, cracked in places, and I think it would look better if it was spruced up somewhat. What suggestions can you offer?
Every single answer was great and very helpful. Thank you so much. It’s too hard to pick a best answer because I think everyone provided good suggestions.

How do I rebuild a retaining wall from timber to brick?

We have a retaining wall made from timber and it is falling down, we would like to rebuild it ourselves using bricks. The wall is about 1.5 metres high and we live on a slope.

Summer squash in a home garden?

My mom and I are growing some summer squash in our garden. All of the squash up untill this point have rotted and then eventually develop this white (yeast like) fuzz on them with black tips. Now we have three very nice and harvestable sized squash on the plant now.

Are these healthy looking ones safe to eat?
I’m worried my plant has some disease and I know nothing about gardening as this is my first year with a garden.
I’m sure as long as they don’t show any signs of rotting, odd coloration, mushiness etc they are fine to eat but you never know.

Thanks for any help

tips to make my garden more beautiful?

i have a small garden in my home…i want to make it so beautiful and feel fresh…….please help…

thanks…

How can I stop my grandmothers garden from dying?

I am responsible for maintaining my grandmothers LARGE garden for the next week. She left one day ago and already some of the flowers look like they’re dying.

A few of them appear to droop and look to be curling up and hardening. I believe she watered them before she left and I watered them again in the evening. The next morning I watered them, then watered them again in the evening. The temperatures been around 90 degrees and about half of the plants are hanging on pots above the fence while the others are in the ground.

The garden is about three feet wide but goes all around the perimiter of the yard and there is a ton of stuff. I usually run the water right where the plants roots are for about ten seconds then move to the next plant, the whole routine usually takes me 45minutes. Unfortunetly these plants aren’t looking too good and she will be very disappointed if she returns home to dead plants.

Any tips on how I can keep them alive?

any tips & some easy plants for a first time gardener?

I’ve just purchased my first home & it has a little raised garden in the back. it looks like it might be shaded for part of the day.
what would you recommend for a first time gardener? something easy & low maintenance, but will produce some yummy foods?
any other tips?
thanks!!
also, i don’t know how to time it!!
any help is much appreciated!
i’m in the pacific northwest, btw.
(meant to mention that. oops!)

I have a medium size garden that is now filled with weeds, any tips on removing them?

I work full time, and study through dis ed, and am a single mum, so I dont have time to do everything. One of the things thats been neglected, is my garden. I got a quote today from a home services company $70! The gardens only about 3x2metres. The cost seems excessive to me! Am now thinking about biting the bullet and trying to get it done myself. Any tips to make the job easier? As some of the weeds are rather hard to get out, I broke gardening tools on them during my last attempt.
This plastic covering thing is interesting, but will it kill the plants>? My “plants” are some grass like bushes that were there when I moved in. I live in SE QLD Australia, and we are not allowed to water our plants and definitely not our weeds. I could face fines if I did. And the ground is very dry and hot.

What are some economic ideas for decks/patios?

I just recently bought a house and it has no patio, deck, or any outside place for a table, grilling, etc (and it is our first house so we have a lot to learn!) One of the first projects I want to do is make an outdoors place because we spend a lot of time outside. I have been looking around at other people’s houses and it seems that most people in my area have wooden decks and some have concrete patios. Do you know what would be cheaper? Or do you have any other ideas on what we could do to create a place for our outdoors activities?
Thanks a lot.
I forgot to say – it would be a low profile deck. There is about three steps from the back door to the ground.

whats the best weedkiller to use on patios/decking please. ( i have children and pets so it needs to be safe)?

What is a good online store to buy garden plants?

Has anyone tired Garden Harvest Supply, http://www.gardenharvestsupply.com/category/buy-vegetable-plants-online

Where can I order kitchen garden plants online?

vegetable plants, fruit plants and herb plants

Where is a good place to buy garden seeds and starter plants online?

I have been trying to find grape seeds and strawberry seeds online. I figured it would be easier (and probably more expensive) to get starter plant. Does anyone know of a reputable place to get seeds and plants online?

Is there a gardening site that lets you make a online garden picking plants and all?

Where to buy good quality plants ONLINE?

Aside from Michigan Bulb and Springhill Nursery … what are some other reputable places to buy garden plants/bulbs/etc. ONLINE in the US.
Thanks Reyn … I’ll give those a try.

Any others out there folks?
star nursery does NOT have plants. Thanks though.

bought plug plants online but not here till end of may, garden centre said too late for plug plants now?

The garden centre said it’s too late for plug plants now so they don’t sell them. Why do the website Ive bought from still sell them then?

What are some names of online plant/garden nurseries?

I’m looking to order some plants/flowers for my gardens for this spring, but I can’t remember any names of nurseries that deliver nationally. I don’t like Burpee, and am open to new places. Can anyone personally recommend some places they’ve used. Please do NOT just Google search places and post them, I’m looking for gardener recommended places that sell Starter plants. Thanks!

Fiancee’s father is trying to run our new house with projects, how can I tell him to stop? He’s also my boss?

Big dilemma here and I don’t know how to handle it.

This is my first home. Obviously, I’m not going to know how to do everything and will need help. I understand that part.

However, my fiancee’s father has taken it upon himself to invite him self over (more like barge in) and basically expect me to drop everything I’m doing to do whatever HE wants to do on MY house.

He’s designing parts of the garden, putting up shelving, etc.

It’s hard for me to say “no” because he’s my boss at work. Basically I talk to the man the majority of the day during work…and end up being stuck with him after work too. I see him more than I see his daughter. I honestly need a break from him. Not only that, but I don’t want him designing my house. He’s not the type of guy who you can easily say no to either.

The problem is, my fiancee is not in my corner. She said she’s glad her dad is showing up because he’s owned a house for 40 years and knows everything. I said I understand that, but I want to design things my way. Naturally, her response is “what do you want to design differently?” I don’t really have an answer because I haven’t really had time to think…as all of these home projects are being force fed.

Last week…I was so ticked off that he invited himself over that I left my house and made up something that I had to do. Basically saying listen…show up at my house if you must, but I’m not going to be here all the time.

I think it’s my fiancee’s responsibility to tell him to stop, not mine.

And please don’t say “maybe you should think twice about marrying this girl if she doesn’t agree with you,” because the house is already bought.

Her dad has always been the man of the house where she grew up…and she’s having a hard time letting go of the fact that he’s not the man of this house.

What do I do?

The beer scooter!!?

beer scooter

Haha this made me laff today i was chatting to a mate about my plans for fri being my birthday.. and i was like “how the hell we going get home from the club” and he sent me this lol

probably on a beer scooter

How many times have you woken up in the morning after a hard night of drinking and thought ‘How did I get home?’ As hard as you try, you cannot piece together your return journey from the bar to your home.

The answer to this puzzle is that you used a beer scooter. The beer scooter is a mythical form of transport, owned and leased out to drunks (without their knowledge) by Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. Bacchus has branched out since the decrease in the worship of the Roman pantheon and bought a large batch of these magical devices.

The beer scooter works in the following fashion:

The passenger reaches a certain level of drunkenness and the ‘slurring gland’ begins to give off a pheromone. Bacchus or one of his many sub-contractors detects the pheromone and sends down a winged beer scooter.

The scooter scoops up the passenger and deposits them in their bedroom via a trans-dimensional portal. It is not cheap to run a beer scooter franchise, so a large portion of the passenger’s in-pocket cash is taken as payment. This generates the second question after a night out ‘How did I spend so much money?’

Beer scooters have a poor safety record and are thought to be responsible for 90% of all UDI (Unidentified Drinking Injuries). An undocumented feature of the beer scooter is the destruction of time segments during the trip. The nature of trans-dimensional portals dictates that time will be lost, seemingly unaccounted for. This generates the third question after a night out ‘What happened?’

With good intentions, Bacchus opted for the EMIT (Embarrassing Moments In Time) add on, that automatically removes in descending order, those parts in time regretted most. Unfortunately one person’s EMIT is not necessarily the EMIT of another and quite often lost time is regained over a suitable period.

Independent studies have also shown that beer goggles cause the scooter’s navigation system to malfunction thus sending the passenger to the wrong bedroom often with horrific consequences. With recent models including a GPS, Bacchus made an investment in a scooter drive-thru chain specialising in half eaten kebabs and pizza crusts. Another question answered!

For the family man, beer scooters come equipped with flowers picked from other people’s garden and Thump-A-Lot Boots. These boots are designed in such a way that no matter how quietly you tip-toe, you are sure to wake up your other half. Special anti-gravity springs ensure that you bump into every wall and the CTSGS (Coffee Table Seeking Guidance System) explains the ring marked shins.

Most useful of all is the on-board heater which allows you to get home from the bar in sub-zero temperatures wearing just a T-shirt. The final add-on Bacchus saw fit to invest in for some scooters is TAS (Tobacco Absorption System). This explains how one person can apparently get through 60 Marlboro Lights in a single night.

How do I keep peace with my family, while not wanting religion being pushed into my personal life?

Im about to have a my first baby but I am having a growing fear that my dad is going to push his religious believes into my life again just bc im having his first grandchild. hes not just religious, hes SUPER religious. He even has an extreme diet to “be more like jesus” which has lead him into manorexia (and has effected my brother and i as well)…believe me i wish i was lying.

its so bad that he talks about eating grass for a better diet. not wheat grass. im talking about grass that grows on the side of the road…yeah.

all my life, he wanted my brother and I to work on his “holy” farm, so when I planned to make something of myself- he stood in the way of me going to college bc “girls dont belong in school bc they should have babies instead and be at home“. Dont worry he did the same with my brother “bc who was going to plow his fields for his garden of eden” no joke. he saved hardly money for us and never supported our dreams- not even verbally. As a matter of fact, we both (including our mom) lived in neglect bc he would give all the money to the church or save it for his retirement. he backed down about getting in the way for a while and all was well. my brother escaped to NY city where he cant be bothered by our father’s random unplanned visits and I became a full time student learning what I loved to do- Graphic Design. Only recently, My dad has been able to barge into my life again due to my unborn child and say & do what he pleases. In the beginning of the pregnancy I was afraid of losing my dreams of becoming a Graphic Designer, so I thought of abortion as being a choice. I simply wanted to get information about the procedure to know what i was getting into and know what I was about to do. well he decided to show up (without asking) at the center, guilt trip me, and feed me a bunch of promises that he would help out and there were ways. Well through out my WHOLE pregnancy hes hardly called, only helped me 4 times with bringing home heavy groceries (when im single& dont have a car), he told me that my child should live a hard life to become more “humble”, and reminding me every time he saw me that I was fat (which I only gained a tummy and nothing else during this whole pregnancy) and that folic acid is bad for the baby. BASICALLY all his advice was stupid. just stupid and religious. things like: “your only 6 months pregnant, you should be able to do sit ups…” AND HE WAS SERIOUS. my goodness. Even when I needed him to cosign for an apartment that didnt have lead paint problems. The day that I was to move in, he decided not to sign the lease. His reasons were that the pope was going to take over the world and that the economy will only get worse. Honestly, it was him basically saying “ I dont want to risk anything with my retirement money” and he tried to get me to get a different place that was WAY too far away and I’ve already said no to. now Im 9 months preggo and any day the kid will come. Hes assumed that he should be the first to be called, to hold my baby, and probably be the first to bless him…yeah no. I actually would rather that he’d be called last simply because hes failed to understand pregnancy for 9 months and how the pregnant body works. hes failed at helping me when I needed him the most and still only do least amount when hes made to do it. hes failed to understand that I have a life of my own and that expecting me to be home all the time, then giving me guilt trips when i am not there for his unplanned visits. And if hes there, he is going to annoy me with the useless crap that spews out from his ignorant mouth and then ill want to throw him out of the hospital (bc im going to try to do a natural birth, so my patience WILL be thin). HOW DO I WIN AT FAMILY POLITICS especially when hes my father, the eldest of all aunts and uncles?? How do I make sure his religion doesn’t get a chance to effect my child’s life??? How do I tell him to back off nicely or to respect my wishes? How do i keep him from jumping in whenever he feels like it? HOW?!?! Ive tried being nice and he didnt take me serious, then i tried being more assertive and clear and all that did was make him feel like i didn’t appreciate him. I feel like i cant win. please someone help me. I love my dad, but his religion has taken away the father i thought i knew a looooooong time ago. hes not my dad anymore. hes now a puppet.
p.s. his church made me a baby gift bag. its sweet of them, but I really dont want to except anything from them. i mean anything. I have a feeling that if i except it then my dad will have an excuse to try to bless my kid. I would rather die a million deaths then to have my dad’s church dunk my kid in cold water and say that he’s “saved from the grips of satan” when the only thing in my life that has made it hard to live was religion itself.

How do I keep peace with my family, while not wanting religion being pushed into my personal life?

Im about to have a my first baby but I am having a growing fear that my dad is going to push his religious believes into my life again just bc im having his first grandchild. hes not just religious, hes SUPER religious. He even has an extreme diet to “be more like jesus” which has lead him into manorexia (and has effected my brother and i as well)…believe me i wish i was lying.

its so bad that he talks about eating grass for a better diet. not wheat grass. im talking about grass that grows on the side of the road…yeah.

all my life, he wanted my brother and I to work on his “holy” farm, so when I planned to make something of myself- he stood in the way of me going to college bc “girls dont belong in school bc they should have babies instead and be at home“. Dont worry he did the same with my brother “bc who was going to plow his fields for his garden of eden” no joke. he saved hardly money for us and never supported our dreams- not even verbally. As a matter of fact, we both (including our mom) lived in neglect bc he would give all the money to the church or save it for his retirement. he backed down about getting in the way for a while and all was well. my brother escaped to NY city where he cant be bothered by our father’s random unplanned visits and I became a full time student learning what I loved to do- Graphic Design. Only recently, My dad has been able to barge into my life again due to my unborn child and say & do what he pleases. In the beginning of the pregnancy I was afraid of losing my dreams of becoming a Graphic Designer, so I thought of abortion as being a choice. I simply wanted to get information about the procedure to know what i was getting into and know what I was about to do. well he decided to show up (without asking) at the center, guilt trip me, and feed me a bunch of promises that he would help out and there were ways. Well through out my WHOLE pregnancy hes hardly called, only helped me 4 times with bringing home heavy groceries (when im single& dont have a car), he told me that my child should live a hard life to become more “humble”, and reminding me every time he saw me that I was fat (which I only gained a tummy and nothing else during this whole pregnancy) and that folic acid is bad for the baby. BASICALLY all his advice was stupid. just stupid and religious. things like: “your only 6 months pregnant, you should be able to do sit ups…” AND HE WAS SERIOUS. my goodness. Even when I needed him to cosign for an apartment that didnt have lead paint problems. The day that I was to move in, he decided not to sign the lease. His reasons were that the pope was going to take over the world and that the economy will only get worse. Honestly, it was him basically saying “ I dont want to risk anything with my retirement money” and he tried to get me to get a different place that was WAY too far away and I’ve already said no to. now Im 9 months preggo and any day the kid will come. Hes assumed that he should be the first to be called, to hold my baby, and probably be the first to bless him…yeah no. I actually would rather that he’d be called last simply because hes failed to understand pregnancy for 9 months and how the pregnant body works. hes failed at helping me when I needed him the most and still only do least amount when hes made to do it. hes failed to understand that I have a life of my own and that expecting me to be home all the time, then giving me guilt trips when i am not there for his unplanned visits. And if hes there, he is going to annoy me with the useless crap that spews out from his ignorant mouth and then ill want to throw him out of the hospital (bc im going to try to do a natural birth, so my patience WILL be thin). HOW DO I WIN AT FAMILY POLITICS especially when hes my father, the eldest of all aunts and uncles?? How do I make sure his religion doesn’t get a chance to effect my child’s life??? How do I tell him to back off nicely or to respect my wishes? How do i keep him from jumping in whenever he feels like it? HOW?!?! Ive tried being nice and he didnt take me serious, then i tried being more assertive and clear and all that did was make him feel like i didn’t appreciate him. I feel like i cant win. please someone help me. I love my dad, but his religion has taken away the father i thought i knew a looooooong time ago. hes not my dad anymore. hes now a puppet.
p.s. his church made me a baby gift bag. its sweet of them, but I really dont want to except anything from them. i mean anything. I have a feeling that if i except it then my dad will have an excuse to try to bless my kid. I would rather die a million deaths then to have my dad’s church dunk my kid in cold water and say that he’s “saved from the grips of satan” when the only thing in my life that has made it hard to live was religion itself.

How do I keep peace with my family, while not wanting religion being pushed into my personal life?

Im about to have a my first baby but I am having a growing fear that my dad is going to push his religious believes into my life again just bc im having his first grandchild. hes not just religious, hes SUPER religious. He even has an extreme diet to “be more like jesus” which has lead him into manorexia (and has effected my brother and i as well)…believe me i wish i was lying.

its so bad that he talks about eating grass for a better diet. not wheat grass. im talking about grass that grows on the side of the road…yeah.

all my life, he wanted my brother and I to work on his “holy” farm, so when I planned to make something of myself- he stood in the way of me going to college bc “girls dont belong in school bc they should have babies instead and be at home“. Dont worry he did the same with my brother “bc who was going to plow his fields for his garden of eden” no joke. he saved hardly money for us and never supported our dreams- not even verbally. As a matter of fact, we both (including our mom) lived in neglect bc he would give all the money to the church or save it for his retirement. he backed down about getting in the way for a while and all was well. my brother escaped to NY city where he cant be bothered by our father’s random unplanned visits and I became a full time student learning what I loved to do- Graphic Design. Only recently, My dad has been able to barge into my life again due to my unborn child and say & do what he pleases. In the beginning of the pregnancy I was afraid of losing my dreams of becoming a Graphic Designer, so I thought of abortion as being a choice. I simply wanted to get information about the procedure to know what i was getting into and know what I was about to do. well he decided to show up (without asking) at the center, guilt trip me, and feed me a bunch of promises that he would help out and there were ways. Well through out my WHOLE pregnancy hes hardly called, only helped me 4 times with bringing home heavy groceries (when im single& dont have a car), he told me that my child should live a hard life to become more “humble”, and reminding me every time he saw me that I was fat (which I only gained a tummy and nothing else during this whole pregnancy) and that folic acid is bad for the baby. BASICALLY all his advice was stupid. just stupid and religious. things like: “your only 6 months pregnant, you should be able to do sit ups…” AND HE WAS SERIOUS. my goodness. Even when I needed him to cosign for an apartment that didnt have lead paint problems. The day that I was to move in, he decided not to sign the lease. His reasons were that the pope was going to take over the world and that the economy will only get worse. Honestly, it was him basically saying “ I dont want to risk anything with my retirement money” and he tried to get me to get a different place that was WAY too far away and I’ve already said no to. now Im 9 months preggo and any day the kid will come. Hes assumed that he should be the first to be called, to hold my baby, and probably be the first to bless him…yeah no. I actually would rather that he’d be called last simply because hes failed to understand pregnancy for 9 months and how the pregnant body works. hes failed at helping me when I needed him the most and still only do least amount when hes made to do it. hes failed to understand that I have a life of my own and that expecting me to be home all the time, then giving me guilt trips when i am not there for his unplanned visits. And if hes there, he is going to annoy me with the useless crap that spews out from his ignorant mouth and then ill want to throw him out of the hospital (bc im going to try to do a natural birth, so my patience WILL be thin). HOW DO I WIN AT FAMILY POLITICS especially when hes my father, the eldest of all aunts and uncles?? How do I make sure his religion doesn’t get a chance to effect my child’s life??? How do I tell him to back off nicely or to respect my wishes? How do i keep him from jumping in whenever he feels like it? HOW?!?! Ive tried being nice and he didnt take me serious, then i tried being more assertive and clear and all that did was make him feel like i didn’t appreciate him. I feel like i cant win. please someone help me. I love my dad, but his religion has taken away the father i thought i knew a looooooong time ago. hes not my dad anymore. hes now a puppet.
p.s. his church made me a baby gift bag. its sweet of them, but I really dont want to except anything from them. i mean anything. I have a feeling that if i except it then my dad will have an excuse to try to bless my kid. I would rather die a million deaths then to have my dad’s church dunk my kid in cold water and say that he’s “saved from the grips of satan” when the only thing in my life that has made it hard to live was religion itself.

Need some good ideas for a patio fence.?

I have bought 7 black trellises to put around the edge of my patio garden. They stand about 6 foot tall and about 2 1/2 feet wide. The tops has openings that look like a window to which you can hang a large basket of flowers (which I have). The trellis are also spaced out in which I have BIG pots of flowers on the ground between them. My question is I need something to connect the trellis to make them look right. The trellis look like black banding that have braided through, kind of what you would do to a pie top, when you lay the crust under and over each other and the spaces are left in between. Hopefully you can understand what I am trying to do, but need some great ideas. Also this is a container garden, and the cheaper the better for I have spent alot of money and my budget is shot!!!! Thanks Patty

Ideas for decorating lounge with black leather sofas?

I have just moved to a new house, my suite is 2 leather sofas and i need some ideas for decorating the room. I want to paint the walls and buy some accessories to make it look nice but can’t find any photos with black suites to give me inspiration. The room is rectangle shaped, a good size and has laminate flooring. It has patio doors out to the back garden. Any ideas or links to photos would be great! thanks

Ideas for the garden to look good?

I live with my family and we have in our back garden a medium lawn but want to change it. we have a medium lawn and a small pond in the corner a nice patio a greenhouse and a shed. we went to the library to look at books and would like to have decking in the middle or cobbles in a circle and have stone around the edges with alpine plants like aloe vera. would that be nice or should we just save our money?

Ideas for pot plants/small garden?

I have a small patio/garden space facing south east on the ground floor of my flat. I would like to make it come to bloom this year and would appreciate any suggestions for easy to care for plants and also if I can grow any kind of veg or herbs. I don’t know much about gardening so nothing too complicated but I would very much like to grow some things in pots this year. What is best? When should I start germinating seeds and growing things?

do these kitchen knives on eBay look like a good purchase?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Professional-Eclipse-chefs-Kitchen-knife-Set-249_W0QQitemZ170287648820QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Kitchen_Kitchen_Knives_PP?hash=item170287648820&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1296|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

Obviously they are cheap and from an unknown brand – what advantage would there be in buying more expensive ones from a more well known source?

details for vermiculture and bio-organic in kitchen garden at home?

I am making kitchen cupboards out of mdf, but i would like them to have a high gloss finish. What paint i use?

I would rather use spray paint as it is a better finish. My old doors were painted in cupbord paint and the brush marks were really obvious. I want them to look like this…….

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/High-Gloss-PVC-White-Kitchen-Drawer-front-175-x-497_W0QQitemZ110334435676QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Kitchen_KitchenFurniture_EH?hash=item110334435676&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1686%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

thanks.

Is it worh me having a tumble dryer? I find that my clothes are still damp in the evening?

I live in a housing association flat and although I live in a warm place the clothes can still be slightly damp the next day. My washing maschine is 1500 spin ring so it shouldn’t take too long. I am tempted to buy one just to get the damp out of the clothes as I find some of the can smell a bit if I have to leave them open up for a few days. What do you think? I normally hang my wet cloths on a clothes horse in the hall with the kitchen window open. I was thinking of buying a a mini one like

ttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brand-New-table-Top-Tumble-Dryer-TPTD120-OFFER-/120620647874?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Kitchen_Washing_Machines_Dryers&hash=item1c158d05c2

or

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4802084/c_1/1|category_root|Kitchen+and+laundry|14418476/c_2/3|14418476|Washing+machines+and+tumble+dryers|14418685/c_3/4|cat_14418685|Vented+tumble+dryers|14418692.htm

plastic garden beds seen on better homes and gardens?

i saw the episode a few weeks ago, does anyone know where to get them from??? they’re plastic but look like wood. thanx.

I MUST find this bedding set from one BHG book?

I went to the library and got the book COLOR SCHEMES MADE EASY by Better Homes and Gardens.
On page75 there is the most gorgeous bedding set. I MUST have it. I can’t find anywhere in the book where it lists the design or company name for it, nothing. I can’t find anything helpful on the BHG website.
Does ANYONE know where I can find this bedding?
it’s the NEW colors schemes made easy 2008 edition

which comforter do you like better for my room?

I am painting my walls a light blue color.
which bed do you like

Black and White theme: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Classic-Noir-Reversible-Comforter-Set/7958795 (in white)

Blue and Brown theme:http://www.walmart.com/ip/Better-Homes-and-Gardens-Majesty-12-Piece-Bed-in-a-Bag/10880891

thanks

searchin for a bedding collection?

im lookin for the fantasia collection from the better homes and garden line. iv found the curtains at walmart but they dont seem to carry any of the bedding products that go along with it and im searching for the pillow shams to complete the collection i already have. does anyone know where i can find them at?